Appeasement failed to stop Hitler: In March 1939, Hitler occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia. In September 1939, he invaded Poland, and Britain declared war.

Social fraternities and sororities were first established at Alfred University about the time of World War I, nearly 85 years ago ... In absolute terms house occupancy is well below historical levels, ...

In 1954, the French were finally defeated by the Viet Minh at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. This defeat was formalised in the Geneva Agreement and temporarily separated Vietnam into two zones: a ...

Some 13,000 Rohinga still living in refugee camps in India and Pakistan whence they had fled during the war, were unable to ... Refugees in Bangladesh: Historical Perspectives and Consequences ...

From early protectionist policies by the US and some European countries to Cold War-era trade manoeuvres, the world has come across a long history of using import tariffs that shaped global commerce ...

One of the techniques filmmaker Ken Burns harnessed so effectively in The Civil War was using the actual historical record—photographs, diaries, speeches—to "let the war tell its own story." ...

Paweł Kowal, Head of the Polish Council for Cooperation with Ukraine, which advises Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's ...

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Historical timeline of the development of modern ... 1854-56 - The Crimean War. The last war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating ...

On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 with Israel’s victory, but 750,000 Palestinians were displaced, and the territory was ...

Topical issues of preserving historical memory, new projects dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory and shocking facts ...